The Japanese government passed a record defense budget in 2024, in line with its commitment to increase its defense spending to two percent of its GDP by 2027. The country’s new prime minister, ...

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Japanese studio associated with the Kamen Rider, Super Sentai & Dragon Ball franchises has ambitious international expansion ...

Tokyo’s city government is offering employees a four-day workweek aimed at boosting population growth and improving work-life ...

An excruciating five-minute wait prompted Manami Momose to embark on a multiyear research project concerning “toilet disparity” at public restrooms.

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From trains that speed through huge apartment blocks to floating restaurants and mini 'towns' on the rooftop of soaring ...

Osaki City Japanese Language School is the only public school accredited as an institution of Japanese language education by ...

Two-and-a-half years after evacuation orders were lifted in parts of Futaba, the municipal government is focused on ...